Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has intensified his war on graft by announcing that all public servants will undergo a compulsory lifestyle audit to account for their sources of wealth. This latest announcement follows financial scandals that have rocked the country with revelations that millions of dollars were lost in various government agencies through corrupt deals that involved government officials. Kenyatta offered himself to be the first leader to undergo the audit that seeks to identify corrupt public officials, saying the lifestyle audits would control the misuse of public funds. He said public servants would be required to explain their sources of wealth with an aim of weeding out those found to have plundered government funds. “You have to tell us, this is the house you have, this is your salary, how were you able to afford it? This car that you bought, (don’t try to put it under your wife’s name or son’s name, we will still know it is yours), where did you get it? You must explain and I will be the first person to undergo the lifestyle audit,” he said. Scandals uncovered In the past month, various corruption scandals involving tenders and suppliers in government agencies have been unearthed. The corruption scandals as revealed have exposed the theft of hundreds of millions of shillings by state officials from several government bodies. So far, more than 40 government officials, including businesspeople, have been arrested over the recent scandals. Kenyatta has continued to express his frustration about the graft, which seems to have spiraled out of control since he came into office in 2013. “This issue of people stealing what belongs to Kenyans, I swear to God it has to come to an end in Kenya,” Kenyatta said. Establishing accountability The president said the lifestyle audit will be key among other measures also put in place by the government to curb the vice. Earlier in the week, Kenyatta issued an executive order requiring all government entities and publicly owned institutions to publish full details of tenders and awards beginning July 1, 2018. “For example, if this road is being built, we want to know: Who won the tender for the construction? How much was the tender? Who came in second and third? Why was the first person awarded instead of these two? All these reasons, we need to know. Kenyans need to know so that it is out there, that this company was awarded this tender, belongs to a certain person, these are the directors, these are the shareholders. There will be no more hiding,” he said. On June 1, Kenyatta ordered that all heads of procurement and accounting units be vetted again. He said the vetting would include subjecting the officers to polygraph tests to determine integrity. Kenya scored 28 points out of 100 on the 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. The Corruption Index in Kenya averaged 22.62 points from 1996 until 2017. Source: VOA

Wariye ka shaqeeya raadiya ku yaala dalka Maraykanka oo lumiyay codkiisa labo sano ka hor ayaa dib u bilaabaya shaqadiisa, kadib markii lagu rakibay cod aaladeed oo ku shaqeeya waxa loo yaqaano Garaadka Macmalka ah. Jamie Dupree, 54 jir ah ayaa ka hawlgala Cox Media Group, waxaana ku dhacay xanuun dhif iyo naadir ah oo ku dhaca neerfaha, kaas oo keenay in uu codka ka lumo. Shirkadda CereProc oo laga leeyahay Scotland ayaa usoo saartay qalab codka qofka kasoo saara oo ku shaqeeya Garaadka Macmalka ah, waxayna taas u suurtogalisay wariyahan in uu shaqadiisa dib ugu laabto labo sano kadib. Ninkan ayaa codkiisii hore la baray aalada, taas oo u abuurtay kayd dhan oo hadal ah, kaas oo ay ku dhisi karto hadba hadalka uu soo hinqado. Waa barnaamij aad qaali u ah, wuxuuna halkii cod joogaa kumanaan kun oo doolar. Seynisyahano badan oo xaga kumbuyuutarka ah ayaa meelo ka mid ah adduunka isku dayaya in ay maskaxda bini’aadamka ku guuriyaan ama ku raraan aaladaha casriga ah oo la doonayo in ay sidii maskaxda ama u dhow u shaqeyn karaan. Mr Dupree ayaa arrimaha siyaasadda Maraykanka ka faaloon jirey 35tii sano ee lasoo dhaafay, wuxuuna barnaamijyo iyo warar usoo saarayay illaa 6 idaacadood, codkiisana waxa uu udub dhexaad u ahaa shaqadiisa. Sanadkii 2016-kii ayuu bilaabay in uu codkiisa lumiyo, balse waxbo kama aysan qaldanayn dhuuntiisa, dhamxanaga iyo waliba xididaha codka qaada. Baaritaano kala duwan kadib, waxaa markii dambe laga heley cudur ku dhaca carrabka oo dhif iyo naadir ah. Waxaa dhacaysa in uu carrabka banaanka usoo boxo, dhuuntana ay is xirto, taas oo aanan suurtogal ka dhigaynin in la maqlo codkiisa. Halkii uu shaqadiisa joojin lahaa, waxa uu door bidey in uu su’aalaha ku diyaarsado taleefoonka weyn ee Tablet, kadibna iyada oo qoraal ah uu hor dhigo siyaasiyiinta, wuxuuna markaas duubi jiray jawaabaha ay bixiyaan, sidaasna raadiyaha uga siideyn jiray. Inkasta oo uu shaqadiisa watay, haddane hawada ayuu ka baxay gabi ahaanba, maadaamaa uusan hadli karayn. Bishii Diseembar, xubin ka mid ah Aqalka Congresska Maraykanka ayaa hadal ninkan ku saabsan ka jeediyay gudaha Aqalka, taas oo keentay in shirkadda uu u shaqeeyo ay cusboonaysiisay dadaak codkiisa loogu soo celinayo. Marka la gaaro 25 bishan June, Mr Dupree hawada ayuu ku laaban doona, waxaana dhagaysan doona dhagaystayaasha Raadiyaha WSB ee Atlanta, iyo raadiyeyaal kale oo ku kala yaala Orlando, Jacksonville, Dayton iyo Tulsa. Haddii erey ama labo u shaqayn waayeen, waxa uu riixayaa batoon, oo uu ku badalanayo erey la micno ah ama u micno dhow, sidaasna wuxuu ku heli karaa codkiisa oo dhamaystiran. Mr Dupree waxa uu sheegay in uu ku faraxsanyahay in uu codkiisa usoo laabto inkasta oo uu fahamsanyahay in uusan ahayn kiisii rasmiga ahaa. ISHA BBC Somali

Garoowe (Caasimada Online) – Magalada Garoowe ee xarunta gobolka Nugaal Puntland, waxaa maanta gaaray waxgarad ka mid ah odayaasha dhaqanka deegaanada Maamulka Somaliland, ayada oo halkaasi si weyn loogu soo dhaweeyey. Waxgaradkaas oo ka tegay deegaano ka tirsan gobolka Awdal ayaa waxaa hoggaaminaya Suldaan Cabdi Gahayr Maxamud oo ka mid ah ddayaasha dhaqanka ee ugu caansan deegaanada Maamulka Somaliland. In kastoo uusan faah faahin ka bixin sababta ka dambeysay safarkiisa ayaa hadana wararka aan heleyno waxa ay sheegayaan in uu doonayo xalinta xiisada dagaal ee u dhaxeysa Puntland iyo Somaliland taas oo ka taagan deegaanada Tukaraq. Arrinta cajiibka ayaa ahayd in in Suldaan Cabdi oo garoonka Garoowe kala degay calan cad, taasi oo dad badan ay aad usoo dhaweysay. Waxaa la filayaa in saacadaha soo socda uu kulamo kala duwan uu la qaato waxgaradka magaalada Garoowe si xiisadaas loo qaboojiyo, isla markaana ciidamada loo kala qaado.

At least eight security personnel were Sunday killed after a vehicle they were traveling in hit a set improvised bomb in Bojigaras area, Wajir County. The victims included five Administration Police Officers and three police reservists. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Wasaaradda Kaluumeysiga iyo Kheyraadka Bada Somalia ayaa Digniin kasoo saartay isticmaalka Badda xili lagu guda jiro bad xiranka. Wasaaradu waxa ay sheegtay in Kaluumeysatada ay suura galtahay inay dhibaatooyin kala kulmaan gudaha bada. Wasaaradda ayaa uga digtay Dhammaan kaluumeysatadda Soomaaliyeed in ay badda galaan inta lagu guda jiro bad xiranka. Wasaaradu waxa ay dhalinyarada ku amartay inay ka feejignaadan tagida meelaha fog-fog ee Bada gudaheeda. Wasaaradda ayaa sidoo kale waxa ay sheegtay in Kalluumeysatadda Soomaaliyeed aysan heysan qalab ku filan sidaasi darteed in laga doonaayo in ay muujiyaan feejignaan. Qoraalka ayaa waxaa sidoo kale lagu sheegay in inta lagu guda jiro xiliga Bad xeranka ay kaluumeysatada Soomaaliyeed la kulmaan qasarooyin isugu jira Naf iyo Maal. Waxaa lagu sheegay in hada gudaha Bada lagu waaysanyahay 3 Doomood iyo dhamaanba dadkii saarnaa oo tira ahaan lagu qiyaasay 10 ruux. Dhinaca kale, Digniinta Wasaarada ayaa kusoo beegmeysa xili dowlada Somalia ay tuhun ka muujineyso dhameystir la’aanta qalabka kaluumeysatada oo aan ka bixi Karin tagida meelo fog fog. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Xildhibaan Axmed Macallin Fiqi oo ka mid ah xildhibaanada mucaaradka ku ah dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa qoraal uu soo dhigay facebook uga hadlay arrin uu sheegay in ra’iisul wasaraaha Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed uu u sheegay dadkiisa kadib booqashadii Muqdisho. Hoos ka aqriso qoraalka Fiqi. “Raysulwasaaraha Itoobiya asagoo sidii nin soo guulaystay u warramaya ayuu dadkiisa u sharraxay faa’idadii uu kala soo noqday booqashadiisii saacadaha kooban qaadatay ee Soomaaliya ku tagay, wuxuuna hadalkiisa ku daray sida dadka luqada amxaarada yaqaana ay noo sheegeen in la isla gaaray in uu kala hadlay madaxweynaha Soomaaliya sidii labada dal la isugu dari lahaa mustaqbalka dhow.!!! Si la mid ah sidaan bishii August 2017 markii Qalbi dhagax madaxda Villa Somalia ay dhiibeen, wasiir Itoobiyaan ah ayaa noo sheegay in Qalbi Dhagax lagu soo wareejiyey, taasoo keentay toban casho ka dib in xukuumaddu war aan maangal ahayn ay arintaas ka soo saarto.!!! Soomaalida ayaa ku maahmaahda “ Xaglo geel wax gunti lagu qariyo ka weyn”, madaxweynaha waxaa xaq loogu leeyahay inuu umadda u faahfaahiyo weliba si aan mugdi ku jirin heshiis ku sheegga shalay uu la gaaray Abiy Axmed, kaasoo u muuqda mid ka hooseeya hankii Soomaaliya, taariikh kumanaan sano soo socotayna 4 saacadood oo kaliya lagu soo gabagabeeyey. Abiy Axmed wuxuu la yimid fikirkii Mingisto Haille Mariam uu bartamihii todobaataneeyadii uu soo bandhigay ee ahaa in Somalia iyo Ethiopia ay midoobaan oo hal dal ay noqdaan, laakin fikirkaas ma noqon mid laga soo dhoweeyo taliskii mileteriga ee Dalka u talinayay, waxaana jawaabtii noqotay in dagaalkii 77 dii uu qarxo .. balse hogaanka dalka oo ay ku dhib tahay In uu nabad ka dhigo gobolka Banaadir oo xukunkiisu ku eg yahay weliba dadkii Muqdisho Cadaab wadareed ay kala kulmayaan maamulka villada, waa la yaab awoodda uu ku bixin karo dekedo isla markaana uu ku gali karo wadahadal in Ethiopia lala midoobo halka ay ka imaanayso waa wax mudan in la is weydiiyo.. Taariikhda dalka iyo dawladnimadiisu ma ahan mid hal ruux marti looga yahay, heshiis kasta oo cid kale lala galana waa in la horkeenaa hey’adaha sharci-dejinta..”

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has intensified his war on graft by announcing that all public servants will undergo a compulsory lifestyle audit to account for their sources of wealth. Source: Hiiraan Online

Garissa Governor Ali Korane has put contractors on notice, saying none of them will be paid for shoddy work. Engineers are under firm instructions not to sign certificates.... Source: Hiiraan Online

Ceel-Cadde (Caasimada Online) – Wararka ka imaanaya deegaanka Ceelcadde ee gobolka Gedo ayaa waxay sheegayaan in diyaaradaha dagaalka ee dowladda Kenya ay duqeyn ka geysteen deegaankaasi. Diyaaradahan ayaa dhowr madfac ku tuuray deegaankan waxaana wararka ay sheegayaan in waxyeello aysoo gaartay dad shacab ah, oo aan waxba galabsan. Inta la hubo ugu yaraan Saddex qof ayaa dhaawaca kasoo gaartay duqeyntan, iyadoo sidoo kalena ay jirto waxyeello soo gaartay xoolo u badan ari. Lama oga sababta ka dambeysay duqeyntan, waxayna dadka deegaanka ay sheegeen in meelaha gantaalada ku dhaceen ay shacab ku sugnaayeen. Dowladda Kenya weli wax war ah kama aanay soo saarin duqeyntan ay ka fulisay Gedo.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Wafdi uu hoggaaminaayo Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Soomaaliya ayaa goordhow ka Ambabaxay Magaalada Muqdisho, waxaana ay kusii jeeddaan dalka Norway sidda ay xaqiijiyeen Mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan dowladda. Kheyre iyo Wafdigiisa ayaa waxa ay ka qeyb gali doonaan Shir looga hadlaayo Arrimaha Maaliyadda, kasoo ka furmaya dalka Norway, loona yaqaan Osolo Forum ama Madasha Oslo. “Maanta waxaan safar shaqo u raacey Reysulwasaare Mudane Xasan Ali Kheyre waxaan u soconaa sida aan aduunka ugu qanci laheyn isbedelka Maaliyadda iyo Dhaqaalaha wadanka mudada ay jirtey xukuumada ” ayuu yiri Wasiirka Maaliyadda Soomaaliya Cabdiraxmaan Ducaalle Beyle oo qeyb ka ah Wafdiga Ra’iisul Wasaaraha. Shirka ayaa la filayaa inay ka qeyb-galaan madax ka socota dalalka deeqda bixiya, waxaana sida ay Caasimada Online xogta ku heshay ay dowladda qorsheyneysaa inay u bandhigto hindisayaal ku saabsan sidii ay u caawin lahaayeen Soomaaliya. Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa bilihii lasoo dhaafay waday dadaallo kala duwan oo lagu horumarinaayo Kaabayeyaasha dhaqaallaha, waxaana dowladda ay qarka u saaran tahay in laga Cafiyo deymaha lagu leeyahay. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Shirkadda Dahabshiil ayaa ka jawaabtay eedeyn uu u jeediyay G/guddiga Difaaca ee Baarlamanka Puntland Saadaq Abshir Garaad, kaas oo ku aadana in shirkada Dahabshiil ay Somaliland ay ka taageerto dagaalka ay kula jirto Puntland. Maamulka Shirkada ayaa waxaba kama jiran ku tilmaamay hadalka ka soo yeeraya xildhibankaasi iyagoonka ku tilmaamay wax laga xumaado. Maamulaha Shirkadda Dahabshiil qeybteeda Boosaso Yasin Beeldaje oo shir jaraa,id warbaahinta ugu qabtay xafiiskisa Bosaso ayaa ugu baaqay Guddiga anshaxa ee Baarlamanka Puntland in arintaasi Raali galin ay ka bixiyaan, Xasaanadana laga qaado Xildhibaankaasi. Aniga oo ah Maamulaha Shirkadda Dahabshiil Qeybteeda Bosaso waxan cadaynayaa in shirkadu aya tahay mid aduunka dhan si siman uga shaqeysa oo aan kooxaysi iyo cid ay taageerto aysan jirin. waxanu wax laga xumaado ku tilmaamayna hadlka ka ka soo yeeray Xildhibaan Saadaq Abshir Garaad ,gudiga anshaxa barlamaanka Puntland ayan ugu baaqeyna in ay Xasaanada ay ka qaadan Xildhibankasi maadama uu wado kicin shacab aflagadana u geystay shirkada bulshada caalamka dhexdhexaad u ah, sidaas waxa yiri Maamulaha shirkada Dahabshiil Qeybteeda Bosaso Yaasiin Beeldaje. Ugu danben waxa uu shacabka Puntland u sheegay ineysan waxba ka jirin, Taageero iyo Faragalin ay shirkadda Dahabshiil ku leedahay Colaada ka dhaxeysa maamulada Puntland iyo Somaliland. Cabdiqani Boos Puntland Post- Bosaso The post Maamulka Shirkada Dahabshiil oo waxaba kama jiran ku tilmaamay hadal ka soo Yeeraya Xildhibaan Saadaq Abshir Garaad appeared first on Puntland Post.

Ra’isilwasaaraha xukuumada Federaalka Soomaaliya Xasan Cali Kheyre iyo wafdi uu hogaaminayo ayaa Goordhow ka amba baxay garoonka Magaalada Muqdisho. RW Kheyre iyo wafdigiisa oo ay kamid yihiin wasiiro ayaa u socdaalay Magaalada Oslo ee Dalka Norway. Ra’isilwasaaraha ayaa halkaasi uga qeeybgali doono shir heerkiisu uu sareeyo oo sanadkiiba mar la qabto oo ay soo qaban qaabiso wasaarada Arimaha dibada ee dalka Norway. Shirkaasi ayaa waxaa ka soo qeeybgalaya Xog-hayaha guud ee Qaramada Midoobay Antonio Gutters. Shirkaan ayaa ayaa bilaaban doono 19-ka bishaan ilaa 20-ka isla bishaan ayaa la soo gaba gabeeyn doonaa. Xasan Maxamed Samatar Cowke Puntland Post Muqdisho The post Ra’isilwasaare Kheyre iyo wafdi uu hogaaminayo oo u Amba baxay Nowray appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Waxaa jiro dhibaatooyin badan oo laga dhexlay xirnaanshiyaha Waddooyinka magaalada Muqdisho, halka ay sidoo kale jiraan faa’iidooyin laga helay xirnaanshaha. Dadka magaalada Muqdisho ayaa intooda badan qaba in waddooyinka xiran ee magaalada Muqdisho ay saameen ku yeelatay baadi-goobka nolol maalmeedkooda maadaama aysan u shaqo tagi Karin goobihii ay ka xamaalan lahaayen. Dadka qaar ayaan u shaqo tagin goobahooda tan iyo wixii ka danbeeyay 20ka danbe ee bisha ramadaan ilaa iyo iminka, sababo la xiriira xirnaanshiyaha waddooyinka Muqdisho. Mooto Bajaajleyda ayaa waddooyinka magaalada Muqdisho kuwooda xiran ku mara lacago baad ah oo ay siiyan ciidamada waddooyinka ku sugan taa oo la sheegay inay gaareyso (Nus Dollar) Haddaba faa’iidooyinka laga dhexlay waddooyinka xiran ayaa waxaa kamid ah: 1-Adkeynta guud ahaan amniga magaalada Muqdisho. 2-Ka hortaga Qaraxyada bisha ramadaan looga bartay xagjiriinta Al-Shabaab. 3-Gacan ku dhigista Hub sharci darro ah oo ay wateen dhalinyaro aan u sharciyeysneen dowlada. 4-Xaqiijinta iyo la socodka dhaqdhaqaaqa gaadiidka dhifka ah ee isticmaala waddooyinka. 5-Ka hortaga weeraro dhowr ah oo ay maleegen Al-Shabaab, sababo la xiriira waddooyinka ay mari lahaayen oo xiran. Khasaaraha laga dhexlay waddooyinka xiran ayaa waxaa kamid ah: 1-Shacabka magaalada Muqdisho oo aan niyad furnaan ku dhameysan bisha Ramadaan. 2-Shacabka oo Seddexda maalin ee ciida aan ku ciidin farxad tusaale; A)-Maalinta koowaad ee ciida Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayey u xirneed waddooyinka isagoo booqasho ku tagay Isbitaalada waaweyn ee Muqdisho, halka Rw Kheyre uu ku ciidaayay Beerta Nabadda iyo Daaru-salaam oo ah halkii ay u dalxiis tagi lahaayen shacabka. B)-Maalinta labaad ee ciida waxa ay magaalada Muqdisho u xirneyd Ra’isul wasaaraha Ethiopia oo booqasho taariikhi ah ku imaaday magaalada Muqdisho. C)-Maalinta Seddexaad ee ciida oo maanta ku beegan waxaa weli xiran waddooyinka Muqdisho oo shacabku ay u mari lahaayen goobaha loo dalxiis tago. 3-Shaqaalaha dowlada qudhooda oo aan u shaqo tagin xarumahooda, kadib markii ay waayen waddooyinkii ay mari lahaayen sababo la xiriira zaxmada waddooyinka xiran. 4-Gaadiidka gurmadka ee wada dhaawacyada oo aan helin waddooyin ay u maraan goobaha caafimaadka sababo la xiriira waddooyinka oo xiran iyo in waddooyinka qaar ay tuban yihiin gaadiid iyo mootooyin ku xanibad oo loo diiday inay maraan. 5-Gaadiidka Garumadka ee loo yaqaan dabdamiska oo aan heysan waddooyin ay u maraan goobaha gubta ama dabku ka kaco, sababo la xiriira waddooyinka waaweyn oo xiran iyo kuwa loo mari lahaa xaafadaha oo lagu jaray dhagxaan iyo carro tuur. 6-Dadka muqdisho oo gabay booqashooyinkii ay isugu tagi jireen sababo la xiriira waddooyinka oo aan suuragal aheyn inay ku kala gooshan. 7-Allaabihii kasoo dagaayay Dekadda oo aan loo helin meel la mariyo, waddooyinka xiran aawgood. 8-Ardayda oo aan u waxbarasho tagin iskuulada, jaamacadaha iyo goobaha kale ee wax lagu barto, gaadiidka ay isticmaali lahaayen oo aan loo fasaxeynin waddooyinka. 9-Bukaanada ka ballansan goobaha caafimaad oo xirnaanshiyaha waddooyinka aawgeed helin caafimaad. 10-Dadka dan yarta oo laga cuuryaamiyay wadooyinkii ay ku raadin lahaayen qutul yoomkooda. Haddaba Dowlada Somalia, gaar ahaan Hay’adaha amaanka waxaa la gudboon in shacabka Muqdisho ay u helaan xal ka duwan kan iminka lagu xiray waddooyinka maadaama aysan muddo ku dhow bil helin xoriyad ay ugu kala gooshan waddooyinka.

Derna (Caasimada Online) – Sarkaal sare oo milatari ayaa u sheegay taleefishinka Al-Arabiya in ciidamada dalka Libya ay maanta xiraan Abu Sufyan bin Qamu kadib weerar lagu qaaday xaafad ay ku xooggan yihiin mintidiinta oo ku taalla magaalada Derna. Sarkaalka milatari ayaa sheegay in Abu Sufyan Bin Qamu la xiray kadib markii kooxdiisa ay rasaasta ka dhammaatay dagaal culus kadib. Abu Sufyan bin Qamu oo 59 jir ah ayaa ka mid ah hogaamiyayaasha ugu caansan Al-Qacida, wuxuuna dalka Libya ka tagey sanadihii sideetamaadkii. Waxa uu dalka Afghanistan tagey kadib markii uu soo maray Sudan, wuxuuna tababar ku qaatay xerooyinka Al-Qacida ka hor inta uusan noqon mid ka mid ah xubnaha sare ee kooxda. Xilligii Osama Bin Laden ee Sudan, Abu Sufyan waxa uu ahaa darawalka gaarka ah ee hoggaamiyaha Al-Qacida, ka hor inta aysan qaban ciiamada Mareykanka oo aysan ku xirin Guantanamo Bay. Waxaa dalka Libya loo masaafuriyey sanadii 2007, halkaasi oo uu ku galay xabsiga Abu Salim. Sanadii 2011 ayuu xabsiga ka baxsaday kadib markii ay burburtay dowladdii Qadafi, wuxuuna ku laabtay magaaladiisa Derna, halkaasi oo uu ka aas-aasay kooxda Ansar Al-Sharica. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Qaahira Caasimada@live.com

Dubai (Caasimada Online) – Shirkadda fadhigeedu yahay Dubai ee DP World ayaa beenisay warar sheegaya inay isku dayeyso inay dowladda Jabuuti heshiis ka baxsan maxkamadda kala gaarto muranka la xiriirra maamulka dekadda Doraleh. DP World ayaa Jabuuti la kortay maxkamad, kadib markii ay ka baxday heshiis ay horey ula gashay shirkaddan Imaaraatiga ah oo la xiriira maamulka dekadda Doraleh. “Waxaa wararka qaar lagu sheegay in DP World ay ka fakareyso in heshiis ka baxsan maxkamadda ay Jabuuti kala gaarto, go’aankii sharci-darrada ahaa ee ay kula wareegtay maamulka Doraleh” ayaa lagu yiri hadal qoraal ah oo kasoo baxay DP World. Afhayeen u hadlay DP World ayaa sheegay in heshiiska ogolaansho uu weli meel yaallo, islamarkaana tallaabooyinka ay qaadday dowladda Jabuuti la geeyey maxkamadda caalamiga ah ee dhexdhaaxdinta ee London. “Waxaan sugeynaa natiijada ka dhalata arrintan, waxaana naga go’aan inaan ka howlgalno dekadda Doraleh sida ku cad heshiiska, mana sameyn doonno wax taas ka baxsan” ayuu yiri afhayeenka DP World. Madaxweynaha Jabuuti, Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle ayaa horey u sheegay inuu heshiiska ka baxay kadib markii uu ogaady in DP World aysan daacad ka ahayn horumarinta dekadda Doraleh, balse ay dooneyso inay wiiqdo, ayada oo u daneyneysa dekadda Jabal Ali ee Dubai. Halkan ka aqri warkaas iyo sirta dekadaha Imaaraatka ee uu kashifay Geelle. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Dubai-based DP World has denied media reports stating that the company was looking for an out of court settlement with respect to the dispute with the Djiboutian Government over their illegal action in taking control of the port at Doraleh. “It has been noted in some reports that DP World may consider an out of court settlement with respect tot the dispute with the Djiboutian Government over their illegal action in taking control of the port at Doraleh,” the company said in an emailed statement. A DP World spokesperson said that the concession agreement remains in place, and the action taken by the Djiboutian Government is subject to legal process in the international court of Arbitration in London. “We await the outcome of this process. We remain committed to operating Doraleh port as per original the original agreement of the concession, and we will not consider any other alternative settlement option” Source: – CPiFinancial

Today, Finnish passports are issued to foreigners six times more often than in the 90s, and almost all new holders are dual citizens. This is more than in any given year since Finland’s independence, a development the leader of the right-wing Finns Party finds worrisome. Over the past two decades, the number of new citizens has been rising exponentially. While only 2,000 people a year gained Finnish citizenship in the 1990s, in 2017, the figure exceeded 12,000, a record high. The right-wing Finns Party is worried over the development. Party chairman Jussi Halla-aho said that Finnish citizenship should “show recognition of one’s successful integration” and one’s commitment to Finland and “Finnishness.” “It cannot be a gift you get easily, it’s no way of coaxing immigrants to integrate,” Jussi Halla-aho said, as quoted by the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet. insidenewsHalla-aho also argued that the rapid distribution of Finnish citizenship to foreigners makes it difficult to monitor how integration is progressing. This, he ventured, was a way of concealing failed integration and mistakes in the nation’s migration policy. “Somalis and Iraqis belong to the most disadvantaged in Finland, if one looks at the employment figures. The fact that they are among those who get Finnish citizenship the most is a big controversy,” Halla-aho said, demanding stricter immigration rules and nationality policies. Lastly, Halla-aho also stressed that several people of foreign descent were internationally suspected of terrorist offences, thus undermining the credibility of the Finnish passport and Finns as low-risk entrants. A record 12,219 non-Finnish applicants were granted passports in 2017, according to Statistics Finland. This marks an increase of 30 percent over the previous record year, 2016. The majority of the new Finnish citizens are aged 30-32 years, and women outnumber men. Russians account for the largest number of new Finnish passport holders, followed by Somalis, Iraqis and Estonians. Almost all of the applicants for Finnish citizenship also strive to retain their previous nationality. Last year, 98 percent of new passport recipients held dual citizenship. In 2017, there were a total of 117,024 dual passport holders living in Finland, 11 percent more than the year before. According to Statistics Finland, 365,000 people living in Finland, a nation of 5.5 million, had a foreign background in 2016. The Finns Party, previously known as the True Finns, which is still the party’s official name in Finnish and Swedish, is a nationalist-oriented party founded in 1995. Having spent two decades in opposition, they joined the coalition government in 2015. In 2017, the party suffered a schism, as half of the party’s MPs (including former party leader and Foreign Minister Timo Soini) left the parliamentary group and subsequently forfeited their membership, forming the Blue Reform party. Source: – Sputnik News

A former Ottoman barrack will be turned into Turkey’s biggest library with a capacity of 7 million books in Istanbul, an official from Turkish Culture Ministry told Anadolu Agency. “The plan is to construct Turkey’s biggest library and book valley. Once [the project is] complete, it will also be a candidate for the biggest library in the world,” Coskun Yilmaz, provincial director of culture and tourism, said. When the restoration process completes at the historic building, of which Anadolu Agency has shot aerial footage, it will become one of the attractions of Istanbul’s culture and arts field with its 220,000 square meters area of use. The historic Rami Artillery Quarters was built in the 1770s in Eyup district on the European side of the city. Earlier this month, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the project, which is also mentioned in the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s election manifesto. “We are making efforts to encourage our generation to [read] books,” Erdogan said. The library will have reading rooms, exhibition halls, cafes, cinemas, and stores. “There will be spaces inside where visitors can sit and spend long hours,” Yilmaz said. The library will host a section for children and collectors, and hold books on art and the city. A museum will tell visitors the history of books starting from the invention of paper, he said. The parking lot will have a capacity of 1,250 vehicles. The project, expected to cost 200 million Turkish liras ($43.3 million), will open in 2020. Yilmaz said the first phase of the project has already been completed and now work on the second phase was continuing. He added that the third and fourth phases were in the process of planning. According to a 2017 report published by Turkish Statistical Institute, Turkey has around 29,000 libraries across the nation. It includes one national library, 1,137 public libraries, and over 500 university libraries. Source: AA

The minister of public works and housing Mr.Abdirashid Haji Dua’le Qambi has accused the Puntland administered region of Somalia for engineering yet another bloody war in Buuhoodle region of Somaliland. He called on the people of Buuhoodle to be wary of Puntland government ploy to fuel another civil war by pitting clans against each other so as to start another civil strife in the region. The minister went on to warn the inhabitant to be vigilant in protecting their newly found peace and prosperity from the war mongers of Puntland. The minister was addressing thousands of jubilant residents who had come out in droves to welcome his delegation into Buuhoodle town. According to Somaliland News Agency (Solnanews.com) the minister was on a fact finding mission to assess the state of the region in terms of peace and standard of living. Speaking to the town’s inhabitant the minister said “Today the people of Buuhoodle don’t need another tribal war they are thirsty of development. They don’t need a clan war what transpired at Kalshale is fresh in their minds so those fronting to bring armed militias into the region have sinister motive and the people of Buuhoodle are not ready for another bloody confrontations they want schools for their children hospitals for their sick and transport infrastructure to catalyze development of the region.” On the other hand the minister confirmed that the Puntland administration is beating the drums of war because Mr.Abdiweli Gaas tenure of office is almost over in this respect he wants to find away to cling to power by starting another war in the region. Minister Qambi and his delegation were also welcomed in Qori-Lugud town by traditional leaders and district administrators upon their arrival in the vicinity. The delegation also found time to visit Maygaagle, Sool jogto and Kalshale areas Buuhoodle region to see how the people were fairing.

By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur It took almost a decade for the SNM to liberate Somaliland from Barre dictatorship. The SNM chairmanship changed four times during that period: Ahmed Mohamed Guleid (Jimale) (1981-1982); Sheikh Yusuf Sheikh Ali Sheikh Madar (1982-1983); Abdulkadir Kosar (1983-1984); Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Sillanyo) (1984-1990) and Abdurahman Mohamed Ali (from 1990 until he became the first president of Somaliland in 1991). SNM operations and tactics Since its establishment in 1981, the SNM went through different stages of growth and development. It started with an initial phase of build-up and organization both militarily and politically. In military terms, the first proper training school for the SNM fighters or liberators was established by Colonel Ahmed Mirre at Jina’asani (inside Ethiopia) though there were few other improper makeshift kinds of camps for recruitment and basic training before such as one at Aware. According to Colonel Mirre, the Jina’sani school started with 8 guns as weapons for the SNM in its entirety donated by Mohamed Ali’s guerrilla group (Afraad), the only SNM group that existed at the time. As soon as the Somali national army commanders heard about the news of the SNM armed forces inside Ethiopia, the Somali military armed militias traditionally in alliance and armed by the Somali government attacked the school with heavy weapons. Colonel Mirre retold how that attack turned into a blessing in disguise for them (the SNM). The SNM fighters acquired war booty after bravely defending themselves using only their skillful military tactics from their unfortified defense trenches. The attack was concluded in a defeat of the Somali government backed militias fleeing the area and leaving behind a huge amount of rounds of ammunition, guns, and weapons which the SNM unit badly needed. The booty for the SNM fighters tuned to be enormous (that exceeded more than 800 guns in the hands of the SNM fighters). Later on SNM military bases or headquarters were established at Gashamo in the East which led by Colonel Mohamed Kahin Ahmed and Ali Hayan as his deputy; at Aware, the middle base was led by Shakib Suldan Abdulqadir; a central base commanded by Abdillahi Askar Barkhad and Dayib Gurey as his deputy; the West headquarter was based in Jigjiga and led by Mohamed Mirre Ahmed as the commander with Aden Suleiman as his deputy. Later on, for strategic purposes, two major military divisions were established to replace the different command bases: The Makka (eastern front division) which was commanded by Mohamed Mirre Ahmed and the Madina (the western front division) commanded by Ibrahim Hussein (Dhegaweyne) as the chief commander. In its first years, the SNM started confining its operations in guerrilla warfare tactics. Hit and run and ambush operations were not uncommon damaging and keeping the Somali troops often in the panic, the principal objective. At the beginning, the operations were minor skirmishes with the Somali troops spread along the borders. Mohamed Ali and his colleague Mohamed Nur Ali of AFRAAD group were both highly skilled experts in guerrilla tactical operations. By the mid-1980s, the liberation struggle gathered momentum and the operations were successfully being conducted right inside the country. In October 1982 the SNM exerted excessive pressure on the Somali government. The SNM and the SSDF agreed to make a joint committee to coordinate activities. The two insurgent groups started broadcasting anti-government statements from Radio Kulmis (later it became known as Radio Halgan). But joint military operations were never organized and the joint SNM-SSDF committee languished idle. On 2 January 1983, the SNM took a full-scale operation well inside the country. An SNM commando unit attacked Mandera prison near Berbera and freed (some sources say about 700, others believe it was only a few dozens) political prisoners including elders and tribal chiefs. On another occasion, an SNM unit raided an armory and weapons deposit at Adadley (a town with a major military garrison and a jail) east of Hargeisa and escaped with a large number of arms and ammunition. That was one of the SNM strategies to obtain arms. Another way of getting arms was acquiring the arms brought by government forces defectors while in other times arms were bought from the government forces themselves through dealers with a connection to the regime. In response to that, the Somali government imposed dusk-to-dawn curfew throughout the north, state of emergency, closing of petrol or gas stations to the public, banning travel and transport in and out of the north, closing the borders especially with Djibouti to stop rebel units returning to their bases in Ethiopia. But nonetheless, the SNM operations convinced Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia that the SNM was a threat to the government of Siyad Barre and, therefore, provided more weapon and support. In 1983, the SNM made sporadic attacks on frontline government regiments. In June 1983 Baligubadle town on the border was targeted by the SNM attacking the Somali military forces. 17 October 1984 the SNM was engaged in a fierce battle with the Somali army at Buroa-Durey. The SNM casualty reached 25 that day including loss of its brave self-assured SNM officer, the commander, Colonel Mohamed Hashi ‘Lihle’. The day after there was a counter-attack by the enemy on the SNM front. The SNM casualty was 27 fighters dead. SNM units made infiltrations inside the country more specifically in the east (led by Mohamed Kahin and others), the west under Aden shine!) and well into highland mountains of the Gollis mountains range around Sheikh under Colonel Ibrahim Hussein ‘Dhegaweyne’ and into the east of the country (Somaliland) led by Mohamed Kahin. Those activities showed off the strength and power of the SNM which discredited by allegations and propaganda spread by the SSDF about the SNM. The SSDF had the intention to make a merger between the SNM and the SSDF. In the mid-1980s the SNM stepped up its guerrilla attacks on government military posts in the north nearby Hargeisa, Burao and Berbera causing serious casualties. In desperate reaction to the attacks, government forces shot 300 civilians in different places and sentenced 7 youth to death after making demonstrations. A large number of SNM sympathizers were arrested in Burao alone. By the late 1980s large number of defections of soldiers and army commanders from the Somali government forces, civil servants and students joined the SNM forces. The SNM pressure was increasing ever since against the regime. In 1984, the SNM plotted and took simultaneous attacks on government forces on three fronts. The SNM was always active employing guerrilla tactics. SNM units led by Colonel Ibrahim Abdillahi Hussein (Dhegaweyne) made operations in Sheikh town areas and the mountainous range in the North and returned back to bases. On 22 November 1984, in response to the SNM operation inside the country (Sheikh surrounding and mountainous highlands), the government took inhumane revenge by on civilians. The local community members were rounded up including women, children, religious leaders etc.. Sheikh Abdirahman Mohamed Ali and 11 other civilians captured from the rural areas surrounding Sheikh town were caught being accused of supporting the SNM and executed them while people were not allowed to bury the dead corpses which were left for the vultures and wild beasts to prey on for days. Between June 1985 and February 1986, The SNM carried up to 30 operations against Barre’s armed forces in the north. The SNM killed 476 soldiers, captured 11 vehicles and destroyed 26 others. A mass persecution at Burao In 1984, 43 civilians, including businessmen, civil servants, a Police officer (Colonel Mohamed Ali Mire – Qorane) and others who were caught from rural settlements, villages and Burao suburban areas were herded together alleged to have supported the SNM and its activities. They were accused of providing facilitation for an SNM inside the cell as well as being members. On 20 December 1984, they were all brought to court in Burao and were all executed, except two absentees, by a firing squad from armed forces [(a special unit with members from the army, the police and the Dervishes unit (Darawish)] at the Badhka/Barta, a famous execution spot in Burao. The execution took place shortly after a brief mock show or trial at a military tribunal court. The long list of the prisoners is as shown below. The order and instructions were from Mogadishu and the hearing was briefly held at a military court in Burao by the Deputy Prosecutor of the military court of the national army, Colonel Yusuf Mohamed Farah. The secretary of the Burao municipality was ordered in advance to prepare and provide the necessary logistics such as tractors and diggers for excavation of the burial sites and mass graves for the bodies. The list of the victims (most of them assigned as ‘Dilsuge’ – waiting for execution (in red pen). After a few minutes of a mock trial and performing of non-legalistic rituals orchestrated dominantly by the courts of the government. The notorious law No. 54 was used in support for the justification of innocents. It was cited at the court and applied for the murder of those individuals. The allegations and accusations that they were supporters and showed sympathies for the SNM. No evidence was brought forth. The names of the 43 victims were: 1.Qasim Qodah Jama (businessman); 2. Abdirahman Haji Mohamed Sirad (Oday) (teacher); 3. Essa Essa Ibrahim Ismail; 4.Essa Ibrahim Ismail; 5. Adan Nur Ismail (Qoorcase); 6. Yassin Ahmed Warsame (Sonani); 7. Abdi Mohamed Alin (Dhegjar); 8.Ahmed Abdi Hassan; 9. Ahmed Yusuf Mire; 10. Abdi Jama Hassan Sanweyne; 11. Mohamed Yusuf Ismail (coomas); 12. Ahmed Hassan Ismail (Yunbur); 13. Deria Osman Yussuf (Laba Lugood); 14. Colonel Mohamed Ali Mire (Qorane)(; 15. Shukri Mohamed; 16. Ismail Salah Wiriye; 17. Mohamed Samatar Ahmed; 18. Saleban Hirad Adan; 19. Ali Abdi Hassan; 20. Adan Jama Warsame; 21. Mohamed Mohamoud Abdi; 22. Ahmed Ismail Mohamed; 23.Ali Omer Deria; 24. Musse Hassan; 25. Ali Shire Ghalib; 26. Abdullahi Mohamed Farah; 27. Adan Ali Ibrahim; 28. Abdi Mohamed Yusuf; 29. Abdi Hassan Jama; 30. Abdillahi Hassan Nur; 31. Ali (unreadable)??; 32. Gaashaanle??? (Unreadable); 33 (unreadable); 34. Gaashaanle Farah?; 35. Jama Abdillahi Said; 36. Laila Mohamed Egeh; 37. Abdi Ali Ahmed; 38. Said Osman Geelle; 39. Abubakar Abdillahi Roble; 40. Abdillahi Salah Gir; 41. Awil Salah Gire; 42. Ibrahim Mohamed Handulle (ina Aar); 43. Abdi Hussein Dheere. The last two were not presented but were tried in absentia. The mock trial court proceedings were witnessed by Abdillahi Jama Yusuf who was allowed to enter the court. A prejudgment was made beforehand and even before the kangaroo court. It was already decided and rehearsed by a higher authority in Mogadishu which was usually the president. Colonel Mohamed Said Morgan was present and overseer to ensure the process is done. After the firing squad finished the massacre business, the corpses were hastily buried using bulldozers in makeshift mass graves in groups of ten. In overall, the operations at times cost dearly for the SNM. The SNM lost some of its finest commanders (high ranking ex-Somali military). Colonels Mohamed Hashi ‘Lixle’, Adan Suleiman, Mohamed Ali, Ahmed Gaab among others who were killed in combat services at different times. Meanwhile, others such as Colonel Adan Mohamed Sheikh Abdi ‘Shine’ and Abdulqadir Kosar were killed under dubious circumstances. Colonel Ibrahim Yussuf Mohamed ‘Kodbur’. Colonel Mahdi Ali Farah and others died of natural causes. To be continued

Madaxweynaha Maamulka Gal-Mudug Axmed Ducaale Geelle Xaaf ayaa goordhow ku dhawaaqaya Golihiisa Wasiirada. Wararka naga soo gaaraya Magaalada Dhuusamareeb ee xarunta Gal-Mudug ayaa waxa ay sheegayaan in madaxweyne Xaaf uu goordhow ku dhawaaqayo Liiska Golihiisa wasiirada. Xaaf ayaa sooo dhameeyay wada hadalo iyo kulamo uu la lahaa bulshada Gal-Mudug iyo siyaasiinta uu wadatashiyo kala sameeynayay Magacaabista Golaha wasiira Gal-Mudug. Warar lagu kalsoonaan karo oo ay heshay Puntland Post ayaa waxa ay sheegayaan in ay soo laabanayaan qaar kamid ah golihii hore ee wasiirada sidoo kalena ay ka soo dhex muuqan doonaan Wajiyo cusub oo wasiiro ah. Waxaa xusid mudan in uu wali jiro qilaaf u dhaxeeyo madaxda Maamulka Gal-Mudug Sida Madaxweyne ku xigeenka Gal-Mudug iyo Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka oo isku moowqif ah iyo Madaxweyne Xaaf iyo Madaxa Xukuumada Sh Shaakir iyo Gudoomiye ku xigeenka Baarlamaanka Gal-Mudug oo isku Moowqif ah. Xasan Maxamed Samatar Cowke Puntland Post The post Madaxweyne Xaaf oo Ku Dhawaaqaya Goordhow Golihiisa Wasiirada appeared first on Puntland Post.

Xili Dhowr cisho ay xirnaayeen wadooyinka muhiimka ah ee magaalada Muqdisho ayaa maanta wadooyinkaasi dib loo furay. isku socodka gaadiidka iyo dadka ee Muqdisho ayaa saaka guud ahaan dib loo furay Saakay oo Axad ah. Gaadiidka Dadweynaha ayaa saakay si caadi ah u isticmaalaya wadooyinka Magaalada Muqdisho. Wadada Makka Al-Mukarama ee Muqdisho oo baryihii ugu dambeeysay ka caaganeyd Gaadiidka Dadweynaha ayaa saakay si caadi ah gaadiidka ay u isticmaalayaan. Waxaa xusid mudan in wali ay yaalaan wadooyinka qaar ee Muqdisho haraadiga dhagxaan waaweeyn oo lagu xiray wadooyinkaasi. Dhibaato weeyn ayeey shacabku ka muujinayeen wadooyinka xiran Magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimada Soomaaliya labadii maalin ee ciida dadku samo iyo tamashleyn kuma ciidin wadooyinka oo xiran darteed. Xasan Maxamed Samatar Cowke Puntland Post Muqdisho The post Wadooyinkii Xirnaa ee Muqdisho oo dib maanta loo furay appeared first on Puntland Post.

Hooyada dhashay ninka ah hoggaamiyaha kooxda Boko Xaraam Abubakar Shekau ayaa ka hadashay dhibaatooyinka wiilkeeda uu ka wado dalka Nigeria, waxayna sheegtay in dhibaatooyin badan uu ka geystay dalkaas. Falmata Abuubakar oo idaacadda VOA la hadashay ayaa sheegtay in muddo 15 sano ah aysan indho saarin wiilkeeda, waxayna intaas ku dartay “Waxaan rajaynayaa in uu Alle soo hanuuniyo”. “Haa waa wiilkayga, hooyo kastana wiilkeeda waa jeceshahay, balse waxaan leenahay dabeecado kala duwan, runtii dhibaatooyin badan ayuu horseeday” ayay intaas ku dartay. “Ma ahan dhaqankii iyo tarbiyaddii aan aniga baray, ma garanayo waxa ay yihiin waxa uu samaynayo, Alle hasoo hanuuniyo ” ayay tiri. Kooxda Boko Xaraam oo micnaheedu yahay ‘waxbarashada reer galbeedka waa xaaraam’ ayaa weeraro ka bilowday dalka Nigeria sanadkii 2009-kii, iyada oo sheegtay in khilaafo islaami ah ay ka samaynayso Waqooyiga Afrika. Illaa 20 kun qof ayaa ku dhimatay rabshadahan, 2 milyan oo kalena waa ay ku barokaceen sida la sheegay. Sanadkii 2015-kii ayay ku dhawaaqeen in ay ku biireen kooxda Daacish, balse 2016-kii ayay kala go’een kadib markii Daacish ay sheegtay in la badalay Abubakar, laguna badalay nin kale oo lagu magacaabo Abu Musab Al-Barnawi. Balse Abuubakar ayaa beeniyay, sheegeyna in wali uu isaga hoggaanka hayo. Mama Falmata waxa ay sheegtay in aysan ka warhaynin in uu noolyahay iyo in kale. ISHA BBC Somali

What would Mr. Musa, the President of Somaliland say to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia if he were in Framago’s place in recent Ethipian Prime Minister’s visit to Mogadishu? Prologue I listened (short) the exchange of speeches of Mr. Framago, the President of Mogadishu and Mr. Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia which took place in Mogadishu of Somalia. 1-both of them were (mainly) talked in the present and the future tenses 2- the prime Minister of Ethiopia read his aspirational laundry list 3- the president of Somalia repeated what the prime Minister of Ethiopia articulated except with rhe addition of thanked the prime Minister the Ethiopian bloodshed for Somalia skipped the Somali blood there! What would Mr. Musa the President of Somaliland say to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia if he were in Framago’s place or if the Ethiopian Prime Minister visits Hargeisa or if President Musa visits Addisababa. Most probably he would say what has been articulated below: (The relationship of Somaliland and Ethiopia is centuries old so it must endure this article authored by Iberahim M Mead was written in 2013 I The relationship of Somaliland and Ethiopia is centuries old so it must endure ….this relationship must persevere and live longer forever, for the interest of all. The relationship between Somaliland and Ethiopia regarding people to people relationship and the free movement of people and trade as well as the security aspects must not be disturbed in any way; it must be enhanced and maintained regularly. This is a way forward for keeping and sustaining the stability and security of the Horn of Africa. It is one way of helping the people of both countries and those of the region at large. It is a way to help- the peoples-help-themselves. It is a way to defeat the common enemies of both countries who ever they may be. The relationship between Ethiopia and Somaliland goes back to thousands of years, when Somaliland was known as the “land of punt” and Ethiopia was referred as the “land where Gods love to be” in the days of the Egyptian pharaohs. Other relationships can be traced back from King, Ashama Ibn Abjar, to Emperor Menelek II, to the subsequent governments, to Haile Mariam to Late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and to the present Prime Minister, his excellence Hailemariam Desalegn The first Somaliland migration was the 3rd Muslim migration to Ethiopia Ethiopia has a history of saving people running from persecution by their own; starting from the first Muslim migration in 614-615 BH to Somaliland migration to Ethiopia in the1980s The Somaliland migration to Ethiopia in 1980-1991 could be called the 3rd Muslim migration to Ethiopia. The first Muslim migration to Ethiopia of 614-615 BH and the Somaliland migration to Ethiopia in the1980s had similar circumstances. Both the peoples were running from the persecutions and sufferings borne by what was considered as their kinsmen. In the case of the Muslims from Mecca, they sought refuge from Qurash persecution. In the case of Somaliland it was the government of Mogadishu which was considered as theirs which committed the persecution and ethnic cleansing. In both cases it was Ethiopia and their rulers who saved the “Sahabah of the prophet” and the targeted people of Somaliland in different times in history for different reasons but from the same end- persecution of innocent people! It was Ethiopia which welcomed these peoples and accepted them in their home land with out hesitation. They comforted them when they needed that most. The first Muslim migration to Ethiopia “The Muslims who originally converged in Mecca sought refuge from Qurash persecution in the Kingdom of Aksum in BH (614–615 CE.) This act is known as the first migration to Abyssinia, the hardships and sufferings borne by the Muslims were from their kinsmen. Prophet Mohamed (pbuh) at last permitted the believers to immigrate to some other place. The Muslims immigrated to Ethiopia known than as Abyssinia. At that time Ethiopia was ruled by a Christian King Ashama ibn Abjar who (according to Muslim tradition, later embraced Islam) was famous for his compassion and equity. In Rajab of the fifth year of the mission, the first group migrated to Axum. This is known as the first migration to Axum. Later on, a bigger group immigrated to Axum (separately). This is called the second migration to that country. Some Sahabah took part in both the migrations.” Somaliland and Ethiopia had centuries old relationship with the exception of a short period of time between1960-1990 when Somaliland entered an ill-fated union with Somalia in an illegitimate way which eventually ended in May, 1991 when Somaliland reinstituted its 1960 government in her soil after long struggle where hundreds of thousands lost their lives and billions of dollars were stolen, robbed and ransacked from Somaliland by Somalia. Addis Ababa treaty When Somaliland was under British Protectorate the first treaty known as the Addis Ababa treaty signed by the Emperor Menelek II and the representative of Britain took place at Addis Ababa on e May 14th 1897. Queen Victoria ratified on 28th July 1897. Some Articles and annex of that treaty excluded demarcation of the border between Somaliland and Ethiopia are here cited as: The Treaty “Her majesty Queen Victoria having appointed as her special Envoy and Representative to his Majesty the Emperor Menelek II, James Rennell Rodd, Esq whose full powers have been found in due and proper form, and his majesty the Emperor Menelek, negotiating in his own name as king of kings of Ethiopia, they have agreed upon and do conclude the following articles, which shall be binding on themselves their heirs and successor.” Article I “The subject of our persons protected by each of the contracting parties shall have full liberty to come and go and engage in commerce in the territories of the other, (British Somaliland protectorate and Ethiopia) enjoying the protection of the government within whose jurisdiction they are, but it is forbidden for armed bands from either side to cross to the frontier of the other on any pretext without previous authorization from the competent authorities.” Article II “The frontier of the British protectorate on the Somaliland coast recognized by the Emperor Menelek shall be determined subsequently by exchange of notes between James Rennell Rodd Esq., as Representative of her Majesty the Queen and Ras Maconen as representative of His Majesty the Emperor Menelek at Harrar. These notes shall be annexed to the present treaty, of which they will form an integral part, as soon as they have received the approval of the high contracting parties, pending which the states quo shall be maintained.” Article III “The caravan route between Zeiyla of Somaliland and Harrar of Ethiopia by way of Gildessa shall remain open throughout its whole extent to the commerce of both nations- Somaliland and Ethiopia. Article IV “His Majesty the Emperor of Ethiopia on the one hand, accords to Great Britain and her colonies, in respect of import duties and local taxation, every advantage, which he may accord to subjects of other nations, On the other hand, all material destined exclusively for the service of the Ethiopian State shall, on application from his Majesty the Emperor, be allowed to pass through the port of Zeiyla into Ethiopia Free of duty.” Annex 1 “To your Majesty, With reference to Article II of the treaty, which we are to sign today, my Government instructs me, in the event of a possible occupation by Ethiopia of territories inhabited by tribes who have formerly accepted and enjoyed British protection in the districts excluded from the limits of the British protectorate in Somaliland, as recognized by your Majesty, to bring to your knowledge the desire of her Majesty the Queen to receive from your Majesty an assurance that it will be your special care that these tribes receive equitable treatment , and are thus no losers by this transfer of suzerainty.” ((Ref: British Somaliland protectorate archives. this paper referred herein was among the documents burned down by Mr. Bili Rafli, the governor of Hargeisa who represented the genocidal regime of Siyad Barre.) SNM was the first to established the people to people relationship with Ethiopia which took root Abdillahi yussuf’s Salvation Front was in Ethiopia long before SNM opened its base there in 1982. In 1987 the author was told by an advisor and an interpreter for the deposed Haile Merriam that in a meeting between president Haile Merriam and Abdillahi Yussuf, the later put a blank pager and a pen in front of Haile Merriam and told him to write what ever he wanted for pay back if he secures central somalia for him!! No response came from the Ethiopian leader at that point”. When SNM came later to Ethiopia in 1982 President Haile Merriam asked SNM leadership what they would do for Ethiopia when they liberate their country from Siyad Barre of Mogadishu. a-“SNM leadership told the President that first they did not want any Ethiopian solder to die for their fight, how ever they promised the leader that they will do the following: 1) that they will create an environment where by the two peoples understand each other more, dispel prejudices, communicate ,cooperate and establish free movement of people and goods across borders. 2) War between the two brotherly peoples will cease, and the horn of Africa will be in peace. These are what we can promise you Mr. President” they said. This relationship established then, and it is thriving and it must endure for ever. SNM succeeded to turn Ethiopia which was considered as a traditional enemy of the Somalis in the recent history in to a reliable brother of the Somalis. Ethiopia saved (by giving a safe heaven) and supported the people of Somaliland who were massacred indiscriminately by the Mogadishu regime of Siyad Barre by letting them fight back and liberate their country. Ethiopia supported the 2nd Republic of Somaliland. Somaliland has definitely benefited from this cordial relationship, so was Ethiopia in people to people free movement and trade. Open borders policy was created as a result of people to people interactions and communications, and that facilitated the free movements of people and trade, thus people believed each other and then the special relationship took root. Thanks to SNM and subsequent administrations of Somaliland. The animosity and mistrust between the two peoples especially in 1960-1980 had been flipped thanks to SNM and Ethiopian administration reciprocally did likewise. The two governments later enhanced this task even further. This effort dispelled mistrusts between the two countries. Cooperation in the areas of trade and security and free movement of people and trade was established by the governments of Ethiopia and Somaliland later on. thus that was and is the history of Somaliland and Ethiopia However peace and prayers Ibrahim Mead

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